Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-19
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Good Cheer " is an excellent monthly
paper, clean in thought and bright in ex-
preston, and devoted to the interests of the
home and family, under the motto 1.-The
strength of nation is in the homes of its
! people" 1t is a journal in which the
younger members of the household will be
delighted, and the older readers instructed
The March number has stories by such
writers as Ernest Ingersoll, Mrs. David
Ker, Charles Barnard, Emma A. Opper
Arthur Lindsey, Ada Carleton Stoddard
| w. A. Ford and H. r. Shattuck The
| paper is published at Greenfield, Mass, at
| fifty cents per year Its fifth anniversary
has just been passed. Two other similar
quarto papers of sixteen pages each are
issued from the same Office the H. D.
| Watson Publishing Company-but with
different editorial arrangements. One is
The House Wife" and the other Our
Country Home" each based upon the
plane that The home is the support of
the nation"
The initial pages of Frank Leslie's
Sunday Magazine, for April, gives the first
chapters of Mary Linskill's story, 6 In Ex-
change for the Soul" which is one of the
best productions of this author A pro-
fusely illustrated article" Missionary and
Social Life Among the japanese lis full
of interest and instruction. 1t gives an in
sight into much of the domestic economy
of this people. A cut and description of
the celebrated Colossal Statute of Buddha
and others, at Bamcari, Afghanistan, is
given. The usual literary departments and
entertaining matter is presented to the
readers in this number.
The contents of the last issue of the
Church Review lHoughton, Mifflin &
NJ at
Great Play Divine Origin of Episcopacy,
by Rev. E. H Gould I" Mexico and the
Constitution, by Rev. c. II. Hall, D. D..
"Shall the Protestant-Episcopal Church
Change Its Name" by Prof. Kinlock Nell
son, d. D.; "The Interpretation of the
Bible,n by Prof. Jos, NJ. Clark, D. D.;
Changes in the Book of Common Prayer"
by Rev. F. Gibson, etc.
The last number of the "West Shore
Illustrated Journal published at Port
land, Oregon, by L. Samuels, is an exceed
| ingly fine issue OF this very enterprising
publisher. This publication is chiefly de-
voted to making known the resources and
attractions of the great Northwest, but it
also presents large amount of excellent
| literary matter, made more attractive to its
readers with numerous finely executed col
ored cuts. The number also contains a
CuTOllO VI tAOuli A4OOdf OAO
! gon.
The Fountain is monthly magazine
published at York Pa, and devoted to the
moral and Literary culture of youth. An
examination of the March number shows
it to be worthy of place in every home.
Its contents are pure and instructive, orig
inal and attractive and covering as it does,
| information upon science, history, art.
music. biography, etc., in addition to usual
| popular reading for young people, it ranks
high among publications of its class.
1.-THE Catholic Indictment of an Eviction
| Policy" by Rev. W. c. Langdon. D. D.;
| "a Winter Wedding Party in English
Wilds;n 'Recollections of Early Years, I"
by Rev. George W. Nichols; "The First
| Englishman in Japan" by Captain r. s.
| Collum, U. S. NJ. c.; "A Bunch of Violets
and Faith by L. r. Hamersly, constitute
the leading papers in the Church Maya
| zinei' for February, published by L. r.
Hamersly, Philadelphia.
For March, Godey's Lady Book y
presents the fashions of the season. both in
description and illustration, and also in its
literary department the commencement OF
capital story, The Manlever or Money,
BY the we'll known author, Harriet Prescott
Spofford Also, good story. I'm
masked" by E. P. Train also another, by
Eleanor Moore Hiestand, I" The Shears Of